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Background imageCommonly Collection: Advertisement for Barnum and Baileys Circus, 1897

Advertisement for Barnum and Baileys Circus, 1897
Poster advertising Barnum and Baileys three ring circus, commonly known as The Greatest Show on Earth, 1897

Background imageCommonly Collection: The White Gum

The White Gum
A drypoint showing a Eucalyptus viminalis, more commonly known as a white gum tree, sat in an Australian countryside. Date: circa 1922

Background imageCommonly Collection: The Red Gum Tree

The Red Gum Tree
An oil painting of a splendid, grand, Eucalpytus camaldulensis, commonly known as a red gum tree, endemic to Australia. Date: circa 1921

Background imageCommonly Collection: Jama Masjid of Delhi, muslim group at prayer

Jama Masjid of Delhi, muslim group at prayer
The Masjid-i Jehan Numa, commonly known as the Jama Masjid of Delhi, is one of the largest mosques in India. Large crowd at prayer, religion, Muslim, Islam

Background imageCommonly Collection: St Basils Cathedral, Russian Orthodox church, Moscow

St Basils Cathedral, Russian Orthodox church, Moscow
Vintage 19th century photograph: The Cathedral of Vasily the Blessed, commonly known as St Basils Cathedral, Russian Orthodox church, Red Square, Moscow, Russia

Background imageCommonly Collection: The Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady, Mosta Dome, Malt

The Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady, Mosta Dome, Malt
Vintage 19th century photograph: The Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady, commonly known as the Rotunda of Mosta or the Mosta Dome, Malta

Background imageCommonly Collection: Hackney Church

Hackney Church
View of Hackney Church in 1750. From the 14th century the church was dedicated to Saint Augustine of Hippo until, in 1660, it was rededicated to Saint John the Baptist

Background imageCommonly Collection: Flags most commonly flown in Bermuda

Flags most commonly flown in Bermuda
circa 1910s

Background imageCommonly Collection: British Sailors C18

British Sailors C18
Two seamen of the Royal Navy; note the pigtail, commonly worn by sailors of the period

Background imageCommonly Collection: London, England - Foreign Office Quadrangle

London, England - Foreign Office Quadrangle - View across courtyard - two sides of Three Storey Building. Part of Box 23 Boswell Collection

Background imageCommonly Collection: The Channel Islands - Bordeaux Harbour

The Channel Islands - Bordeaux Harbour - Story beach - 3 men - several small boats. Part of Box 234 Boswell Collection - The Channel Islands Bordeaux Harbour is a fishing port

Background imageCommonly Collection: British Red Cross Society, Duchess of Westminsters Hospital

British Red Cross Society, Duchess of Westminsters Hospital
A collection of eleven original images relating to No. 1 British Red Cross Society Hospital, more commonly known as The Duchess of Westminsters Hospital, named after its Founder

Background imageCommonly Collection: The Channel Islands - Portelet Bay

The Channel Islands - Portelet Bay - Bay and small island with tower. Part of Box 234 Boswell Collection - The Channel Islands

Background imageCommonly Collection: USA - St. Patricks Cathedral New York

USA - St. Patricks Cathedral New York - St. Patricks Cathedral New York. Built 1858-1878, the Cathedral of St. Patrick (commonly called St)

Background imageCommonly Collection: Mr Bonar Law

Mr Bonar Law. Part of Box 104 Boswell collection. Andrew Bonar Law (16 September 1858 30 October 1923), commonly called Bonar (rhymes with honour) Law

Background imageCommonly Collection: London, England - Tower of London

London, England - Tower of London - Ships on River - Tower in Background.. Part of Box 23 Boswell Collection. A Day trip to London.Her Majestys Royal Palace and Fortress

Background imageCommonly Collection: Three Belgian hospital patients outside Quex House

Three Belgian hospital patients outside Quex House
Three Belgian hospital patients standing outside the front of Quex House. The verandah behind them was outside the Drawing Room where A Ward was situated

Background imageCommonly Collection: LEEUWENHOEK, Antony van (1632-1723). Dutch naturalist

LEEUWENHOEK, Antony van (1632-1723). Dutch naturalist and optician. First to observe bacteriae. He is commonly known as the Father of Microbiology, and considered to be the first microbiologist. Oil

Background imageCommonly Collection: South Africa - Kaffir Caves

South Africa - Kaffir Caves
Black and white photograph of mouth of cave used as dwelling-place, South Africa.. This slide dates from the late 19th century. The racial term kaffir was commonly used at the time

Background imageCommonly Collection: Rome - Italy - St Peters - the interior

Rome - Italy - St Peters - the interior
Colour lantern slide of the interior of St. Pauls in Rome.. Part of Box 197 Sayings, Boswell Collection. The Papal Basilica of Saint Peter in the Vatican (Latin: Basilica Sancti Petri)

Background imageCommonly Collection: ST. MARYs CHURCH

ST. MARYs CHURCH
St. Marylebone Parish Church, more commonly known as St. Mary s, Regents Park, London. Date: 1960s

Background imageCommonly Collection: LITTLE DORRITs CHURCH

LITTLE DORRITs CHURCH
The Church of St. George the Martyr, Southwark, London, built in 1734, commonly known as Little Dorrits Church after the Dickens character, christened and married there. Date: early 1930s

Background imageCommonly Collection: Electric Shaver

Electric Shaver
A young man demonstrates how to us a new fangled shaving machine, more commonly known as an electric razor! Date: early 1930s

Background imageCommonly Collection: Sir William Lockhart

Sir William Lockhart
SIR WILLIAM LOCKHART Soldier and diplomat, commonly known as Ambassador Lockhart. Date: 1621 - 1676

Background imageCommonly Collection: Ito nishiki brocade, commonly called anhera-ori (weave)

Ito nishiki brocade, commonly called anhera-ori (weave). Drawing shows floral and vine designs for kimonos. Date between ca. 1750 and 1900

Background imageCommonly Collection: The kind of president we have commonly had

The kind of president we have commonly had. Illustration shows a vignette cartoon with a Party Boss fashioning a president from Presidential Timber, using parts labeled Subserviency, Respectability

Background imageCommonly Collection: Caroline Bellew

Caroline Bellew
CAROLINE BELLEW, daughter of William Bellew of Crediton; standing on a balcony, wearing a tiara and a sumptuous ball dress of a richness not commonly seen in rural Devon. Date: circa 1840

Background imageCommonly Collection: Silicon Chip

Silicon Chip
An Integrated Circuit, (IC), more commonly known as a Silicon Chip, a vital component of all computers. Date: 1981

Background imageCommonly Collection: Piou Piou Junior

Piou Piou Junior
Group of French conscripts going to report themselves at headquarters. French private soldiers were commonly known as " Piou-Piou" or " Poilou"

Background imageCommonly Collection: Baby Elephant Pickpocket at Olympia, London, 1893

Baby Elephant Pickpocket at Olympia, London, 1893
Sketch showing one of Barnum and Baileys elephants investigating the pocket of a female visitor to the circus, Olympia, London, 1893

Background imageCommonly Collection: Suggestions for the homes of tomorrow: High frequency cooker

Suggestions for the homes of tomorrow: High frequency cooker
Photograph of a woman demonstrating the cooker of the future, in which the high frequency waves cook right through the food. The invention was a forerunner of the microwave oven, commonly in use today

Background imageCommonly Collection: Blunt / Parhelia (2) Pl 96

Blunt / Parhelia (2) Pl 96
Seen with a halo - an extensive luminous ring most commonly seen about the moon. Here it is shown about the sun, and you can see a rainbow

Background imageCommonly Collection: Roman home Lighting

Roman home Lighting
Well-to-do Romans on special occasions light their homes with torches and bronze candelabras : more commonly, clay oil lamps are used


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